Detective Jessica Langing is horrified as suspects from her past cases begin to meet a grim fate, one after another. Haunted by her previous shortcomings and failures tied to these cases and the level of emotional termoil it causes, she increasingly confides in her therapist, Emeric Crown, who mysteriously manages to steal her heart. In a shocking turn of events, Jessica discovers that her trusted therapist is the one dangerously infatuated with her. With an urgent need to put an end to his sinister actions and save her dearest friends, she realizes she must make the ultimate sacrifice-her own freedom. Will she remain trapped in the clutches of this man? Will she develop feelings for the monster who holds her captive? Or will she seize her first opportunity to escape?